Abstract
UNDER the title of “Beetles Injurious to Timber and Furniture” a bulletin was issued in October last by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research which gives an account of the damage and losses caused by these insects. It is based on the text of Bulletin 9 of the Forestry Commission by Prof. J. W. Munro, which is now out of print. The new bulletin, which is a revision and amplification of its predecessor, has been written by Dr. R. C. Fisher in consultation with Prof. Munro and includes the results of recent investigation. The longhorn and pinhole borers are essentially forest insects: they attack recently felled timber, but abandon it during the drying and seasoning. The powder-post and furniture beetles are enemies of seasoned woods, the former abounding in timber yards and the latter attacking antique furniture and the structural timbers of old buildings. The losses occasioned by these different classes of beetles are often very great, and the present bulletin gives a clear and well-illustrated account of how to avoid or reduce the damage by the adoption of preventive and remedial measures. The publication, which is Forest Products Research Bulletin No. 19, is obtainable from His Majesty's Stationery Office, or through any bookseller, price 1s. 6d. net.
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